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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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